Archive for May, 2006

Doctor Judith Curry is the head of School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. In one of her most recent scientific articles – she and her colleagues reported that the number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over the past 35 years. these are the strongest and often the deadliest hurricanes. That’s even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped over the last 15 years (since the 1990s). Co-host Mike Tidwell speaks to Curry about the scientific connection between Global Warming and hurricanes.

In an open letter following his resignation, Rick said, “I believe the overarching problem is that the administration – acting primarily through key positions in the executive Office of the President, and to some extent the State Department, and aligning itself with some of its key allies – does not want and has acted to impede forthright communication of the state of climate science and it’s implications for society.”

Piltz is now the head of Climate Science Watch, an organization dedicated to promoting integrity in the use of climate science in government.
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The return of shad to America’s Rivers is a true environmental success story. Some even say that America wouldn’t exist without shad. When General George Washington was fighting the Revolutionary War – his armies traveled on bellies full of shad. 100 (m) million pounds of the fish were taken from the Potomac river each year – and they were salted or smoked for travel. Shad spend most of their lives in salt water, and then enter rivers by the hundreds of thousands in the spring – swimming long distances to spawn – and then returning to the ocean.

In a special edition of Earthbeat on Tuesday, May 9th we review the legacy and love of Damu Smith. An inspiring speaker, a founder of the environmental justice movement, an organizer, a champion of people fighting for their right to clean water and clean air — Damu Smith inspired a generation.

"Earthbeat is one of the best informed and most relevant programs to
focus on climate change. Wysham consistently zeroes in on critical (if sometimes under acknowledged) aspects of the climate
crisis. And unlike many other environmental programs, which tend to
ghettoize the climate issue, Earthbeat is the only program I know that
treats this enormous challenge with the thoughtfulness, honesty and
depth it deserves."